Mechanical response of human abdominal walls ex vivo: Effect of an incisional hernia and a mesh repair

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 126-133

  Podwojewski, F ^a,b   Ottenio M ^a,b   Beillas, P ^a,b   Guerin G ^c   Turquier, F ^c   Mitton, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; REPAIR;

DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION TECHNIQUE; EXTERNAL SURFACES; INTERNAL SURFACES; LOCAL STRAIN FIELD; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; PRESSURE LOADING; STRAIN PATTERNS;

STRAIN;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MALE; MUSCLE THICKNESS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL MESH; VERY ELDERLY; WALL STRESS; BIOMECHANICS; DEVICES; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS;

ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 84904684237     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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